Patch is now 18 months old.
We have 4 chickens which we got at 7 days old. He seemed ok with them as teeny chicks - he would sit in his crate, watching them roam and pretty much ignore them.
He seemed fine when I was cleaning their brooder, which was on the worktop above his head height.
He seemed more interested in them when they were in the outhouse in a dog crate. We had to shoo him out a few times.
Now, they're outside in an enclosure. He's going nuts. He's circling the enclosure, jumping up at the chicken wire and barking. Loudly.
He isn't a barky dog. At all. So the barking is specifically for them.
I tried clicker training, but he ignored his kibble. I moved onto higher value ham, which he also ignored. He won't wee and poo outside because all he wants to do is get the chickens, so he comes inside, gets caught short and has a wee and a poo.
He seems 100 times calmer once I have hold of his harness or if he is leaded.
Any suggestions?
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lougle · 26/05/2013 18:10
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